Poor Children: A Matter of Life and Death

Poor children around the world often find themselves fighting to stay alive each day. Children living in poverty do not just lack finances — these children often go without food, water, health care and education. Many times, poor children also face each day without hope.

Each year, more than 10 million poor children never make it to their fifth birthday. Most of these lives could easily be saved.

Half of these deaths are linked to malnutrition. Poor children often go to bed hungry.

About 3 million people, most of whom are poor children under age 5, die from illnesses caused by a lack of clean water.

Pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS kill millions of poor children every year. Treatment and lessons on prevention would save thousands of lives!

You can make a difference — sponsor poor children!

Turn these statistics about poor children around! Sponsor a child today for just $38 a month! Compassion is ready to match you with a child in need. You can offer your child the basic necessities of life, as well as hope.

Sources: UNICEF

Sponsor a Poor Child

As you exchange letters, send photos and offer encouragement in Jesus' name, your love will bring hope to a child that will last a lifetime. Sponsor a child today! Just click on a child's photo to learn more.

Every photo shows a child who urgently needs a sponsor. Which child will you choose to sponsor?

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Your tax-deductible contribution of just $38 a month connects a child living in poverty with a loving, church-based Child Sponsorship Program.

Your support provides:

Medical checkups, which often save lives

Nutritious food

Health and hygiene training

Educational assistance

Access to special services like surgeries and disaster relief

Mentoring to help children discover their incredible value as God’s children

Most important of all, your sponsored child will hear about Jesus Christ and be encouraged to develop a lifelong relationship with God.

When you sponsor a child, you'll receive your child's photo, personal story and a child sponsorship packet by mail in approximately 10 days.

When children find out they've been sponsored, the joy they feel is indescribable. Just knowing that someone across the globe cares means more than you can imagine. Sponsoring a child in need will profoundly change the future for your child, and will change your own life as well.

Financial Integrity

Compassion consistently receives high ratings for financial accountability and integrity.

Charity Navigator, America's largest charity evaluator, has awarded Compassion its highest rating — four stars — for 14 consecutive years, placing Compassion in the top 1 percent of all charities.

"I have enjoyed sponsoring two children over the last 15 years. I do not have daughters; but I feel that in Heaven,
I will have a special relationship with these young women that I helped to sponsor. I am blessed to be part of what
God is doing through Compassion."